John C. Affeldt Collection

Biographical Information

Gender:

Male

Race:

Unspecified

War or Conflict:

Korean War, 1950-1953

Status:

Veteran

Dates of Service:

1951-1954

Entrance into Service:

Enlisted

Branch of Service:

Marine Corps

Unit of Service:

352nd Transport Squadron, 1st Marine Division, USS Bennington

Location of Service:

California; Tennessee; Florida; North Carolina; Minneapolis, Minnesota

Highest Rank:

Technical Sergeant

Prisoner of War:

Unknown

Service History Note:

Veteran's biographical data form indicates that he was in the Marine Corps Reserve until 1961.

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Photograph: Mixed (Multiple types of photographs) [2 items]

Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] --Typewritten document

Audio: Audio Cassette [1 item] --Oral history interview

Interviewer:

James Nygaard

Contributor:

James Nygaard

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

Trinity Lutheran of Lake Johanna

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/16113

Subjects:

Affeldt, John C.
Korean War, 1950-1953--Personal Narratives
United States. Marine Corps.

Cite as:

John C. Affeldt Collection
(AFC/2001/001/16113), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress